Between Wind and Water, is to be in a vulnerable place, the place where people and planet are. When industrial wind arrives in the neighbourhood, some locals find that living with their new neighbour has brought a whirlwind of troubles. Their health and that of the community take a nosedive. Their complaints are filed into obscurity, their stories dismissed and they belittled. What sort of world do we want? We ask how can we have a better world if people and planet are not equally respected? These poems speak the stories of people who have been denied a voice.
Berni M Janssen, a text artist, works with words in all their forms, printed, spoken,
performed. She has a collaborative multidisciplinary practice spanning over thirty-five years,
working with composers, performers, visual artists and community members to make word
inspired art. She is renowned for her evocative and captivating performances.
Rejoice! berni janssens new book! This book is easy to love: its rugged, soft, deft,
exact forms. Action is embedded in things; politics is stitched into the wind. Set against
the bamboozle clatter of corpspeak and co-option. Its a beautifully grounded book and its
going to make trouble. Chris Mansell, Poet and Publisher
One of Australians treasures, berni m janssen, a pioneering sound poet, is fully focused
on the auditory as a means of experiencing the world. Dr Ros Bandt, International
Environmental Sound Artist
There is no doubt in my mind that berni m janssen is a cultural icon for our people.
James Hullick, Musician, Sound Artist, Artistic Director JOLT Arts aka )-(u
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These poems fashion an epic grid that electrifies you, big energy at its absolute finest.
Kent Macarter, Poet and Managing Editor, Cordite Poetry Review
